“I've changed my mind．I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back．”Lucien Lawrence's letter to Father Christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone's heart．Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky．When those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while．
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again．And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart．I find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger(留连)in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive．I still live to please them and I'm still surprised by their reactions．I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn't wait to cable my parents．The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was“I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!”I haven't forgotten．The values of my parents still live on．
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care．Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence has been to face the aggressors, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It's a serious thought, which gives me pause．
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet“Deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the dog．”Yet I know death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly．We must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrow．We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure．If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today．
(1)
According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________．
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A．
puts forward the subject of the text
B．
shows the author's pity on the kid
C．
serves as an introduction to the discussion
D．
makes a clear statement of the author's views
(2)
In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ________．
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A．
how much he misses his parents now
B．
why his parents often appear in his dream
C．
when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D．
how proud he was when he succeeded in life
(3)
What feeling did the author's mother express in her reply?
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A．
ProuD．
B．
Happy．
C．
Disappointed
D．
Worried．
(4)
In the author's opinion, the value of a person's life is ________．
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A．
to leave a precious memory to the people related
B．
to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C．
to care what others will remember and treasure
D．
to share happiness and sadness with his family
(5)
What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?
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A．
Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns．
B．
Advise parents stay with their children safely at home．
C．
Spend every day meaningfully in memory of death．
D．
Try to keep violence and murder far away from society．
One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read：
For washing the car ＄5.00
For making my own bed this week ＄1.00
Going to the provision shop ＄0.50
Playing with little sister ＄0.25
Taking out the rubbish ＄1.00
Getting a good report card ＄5.00
And for sweeping the common corridor ＄2.00
Total ＄14.75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment．I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind．So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote：
For nine months I carried you, growing inside me No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had big tears in his eyes．He looked at his mother and said,“Mummy, I love you．”Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the“bill”“All paid．”
(1)
What's the best title for this passage?
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A．
Part-time Job
B．
Mother's Love, No Charge
C．
Payment for House Work
D．
Greedy Mother
(2)
The write wrote the passage in order to ________．
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A．
show that children should be paid for their housework
B．
show that children should not be paid for their housework
C．
show a clever way of teaching children
D．
tell children how to spend their spare time
(3)
How do you think of the mother in the passage?
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A．
Clever
B．
Greedy
C．
Cold－hearted
D．
Selfish
(4)
From the last passage we know that ________
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A．
the boy got all the money he wanted
B．
the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C．
the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D．
the mother was angry with what the boy said
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
